The new rotation will take effect with Madison Maersk, voyage 632W, and will operate: Qingdao – Kwangyang – Ningbo – Tanjung Pelepas – Jeddah – Suez Canal – Port Said – Damietta – Suez Canal – Colombo – Singapore – Qingdao. The addition of Jeddah is notable because it brings the service directly into the Red Sea at a time when security conditions remain highly fluid. Maersk subsequently announced that its independently operated MECL service connecting India, the Middle East and the U.S. East Coast would also return to the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Together, the moves represent a significant, though still cautious, expansion of Maersk’s exposure to the Red Sea after nearly three years of widespread diversions around southern Africa. On July 20, the Houthis declared an immediate “maritime embargo” against Saudi Arabia, threatening Saudi-linked shipping in the Red Sea.